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MAINSTREAM PAEDIATRIC SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY SERVICE POPULATION: EPIDEMIOLOGY
Author(s) -
Broomfield Jan,
Dodd Barbara
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
international journal of language and communication disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.101
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1460-6984
pISSN - 1368-2822
DOI - 10.3109/13682820109177927
Subject(s) - mainstream , referral , epidemiology , service (business) , population , relation (database) , psychology , medicine , family medicine , environmental health , computer science , pathology , political science , business , database , marketing , law
The epidemiology of 1090 referrals to a mainstream paediatric speech and language therapy department over fifteen months is discussed, in relation to referral information and initial detailed assessment. Clients are classified by their main presenting difficulty and by their degree of severity. This information will inform clinicians of the nature of the caseload of a typical inner city service which will, in turn, aid service planning.